As they approached the gates, they would likely notice that there was some sort of carvings adorning them - seemingly religious in nature, one of which consisted of a woman laying down in water with her hair spreading out naturally.  At the end of each strand of hair was a tree, mountain, or other natural landmark situated as if the ends of her hair were life itself.  As for opening the door, it resisted for a moment as if something was holding it in place, but then [i]slowly[/i] began to give way as it was pushed on as its ancient hinge creaked [i]loudly.[/i]

To their right, one of the broken stones slid off its pedstool and landed on the ground.  A moment later Valiants voice entered the princess' mind.  [color=lightblue]"Princess!  The other statue!"[/color]  A fraction of a second later, the royal would hear a scream.  The leftmost person working on the door would find a stone statue burying its claws into their back deeply, raising its beak to rip the spinal cord in half - it hadn't been there a second ago, meaning it had to have moved incredibly fast.  As of now, it was throwing the person off balance as its wings flapped quickly and forcing them into an awkward position.